Reading guide for the underground railroad by colson whitehead. Throughout the year, the students will have an opportunity to order books with scholastic book clubs. The underground railroad, by contrast, was personal. Discuss the underground railroad by colson whitehead. Our book club page for the underground railroad by colson whitehead includes book club discussion questions, author website, book. Curriculum connections for the resources and activities on this page include. If you choose to order any books, please return the slip along with cash or a check. Eric foner revisits myths of the underground railroad. Please put your comments for the underground railroad book club discussion questions in the comment area below discussion questions. The underground railroad by bonnie bader, 97838148923, available at book depository with.
Clarke award and the 2017 andrew carnegie medal for excellence. The underground railroad pulitzer prize winner national. Colson whiteheads the underground railroad is the newest oprahs book club selection. Colson whiteheads the underground railroad in his ambitious new novel, now an oprah book club pick, the author takes on the topic of slaveryand its tangled legacy. I picked up ellen levines book, if you traveled on the underground railroad, after seeing. The underground railroad by colson whitehead, the last runaway by tracy chevalier, unspoken. She goes to warn sam, who tells cora that ridgeway is after her and hides her down on the underground railroad platform. Published february 1st 1993 by scholastic paperbacks first published 1988. The map provided in this section gives context to the atlantic slave trade.
The underground railroad by colson whitehead book club. But without time to plan their escape and go north along the underground railroad, their only choice is to head. Students will travel back to the year 1860 and follow a young. Oct 22, 2011 excellent interactive site from scholastic on the underground railroad. Letters from the underground railroad by elvira woodruff this fictional journal of two boys on the underground railroad is a good choice for lowerlevel readers. Scholastic book clubs is the best possible partner to help you get excellent childrens books into the hands of every child, to help them become successful lifelong readers and discover the joy and power of good books. Dive into the latest pick for oprahs book club with these questions about colson whiteheads breathtaking novel. How did this aspect of magical realism impact your concept of. This teaching guide supports the underground railroad. The complete landmarks of the underground railroad tour with. In a surprise announcement tuesday morning, winfrey chose the underground railroad as the next title for oprahs book club. Instead, it was a loose network of routes, hiding places, and people who helped enslaved african americans escape to from southern states to freedom. This fantastic interactive from scholastic will allow your child to travel back to 1860 and follow a young slave as he flees a kentucky plantation for canada along the underground railroad.
The author talks about racism, writing and barry jenkins directing the television series based on his novel. Similar books to the underground railroad american girl. In his 1936 book, the underground railroad in massachusetts, wilber h. The underground railroad made up a network of several routes. After waiting in the dark, cora realizes that on the other side of the door sams house is on fire. The underground railroad by colson whitehead, paperback. Fiction and nonfiction titles about the underground railroad for grades prek8.
The basic premise of this novel is that the underground railroad was just that a real physical underground railroad. This train conveys cora, caesar, and other escapees first to a south carolina also. In his 1936 book, the underground railroad in massachusetts. This book explains how artifacts from archaeological digs and archived information are used to investigate the underground railroad. Underground railroadteen nonfiction, united states. Scholastic kids press is a group of talented kid reporters, ages 1014, from across the country and around the world. The book emphasizes how slaves were treated as property and reduced to objects. See more ideas about paths to freedom, underground railroad and childrens books. Stealing freedom carbone elisa paperback used very good book club.
Scholastic teachers background builder on the underground. Other examples of neoslave narratives include octavia butlers kindred, toni morrisons beloved, marlon james the book of. Kindergarten 3rd grade readers the underground railroad. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the underground railroad pulitzer prize winner national book award winner oprahs book club. The 1837 rebellion diary of arabella stevenson, toronto, upper canada, 1837 by janet lunn.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. How did this aspect of magical realism impact your concept of how the real underground railroad worked. Do you feel that you now have a better understanding of what slavery was like. Why do you think the author chose to portray a literal railroad. Slavery unit funded by a student teaching grant from the college of education. The underground railroad pulitzer prize winner national book award winner oprahs book club by colson whitehead. The underground railroad by colson whitehead about this guide the questions, discussion topics, and suggestions for further reading that follow are designed to enhance your. My latest book, the underground railroad, is an oprahs book club pick. Of course, there were no actual trains in the underground railroad, but the naming of this important part of american history highlights how central trains are to our strivings for freedom. The underground railroad diary of julia may jackson, virginia to canada west, 18631864 by karleen bradford.
Slavery, underground railroad, abolitionists and harriet tubman, civil war. A new life of freedom slideshow underground railroad. Book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines about us. In whiteheads ingenious conception, the underground railroad is no mere metaphor engineers and conductors operate a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the southern soil. The underground railroad book club discussion questions. This book explains what the underground railroad was, what it was like to be a slave, and describes the hardships faced by slaves. New york state underground railroad trail map for use with map it extension activity 21. Books for kids about the underground railroad scholastic. The underground railroad was a critical and commercial success, hitting the best seller lists and winning several notable prizes. Scholastic site map parents site map privacy policy. I think theres no better book for a time such as this, oprah said on cbs this morning the novels of. Every book you buy earns free books for our classroom library.
Receive book suggestions, reading tips, educational activities, and great deals. Critical reading, writing historical fiction, decodingword identification, for a wealth of student activities and resources about the underground railroad, see. The underground railroad pulitzer prize winner national book award winner oprahs book club. See more ideas about underground railroad, childrens books and books. Colson whitehead on the underground railroad, the book.
During this session, the students were required to explore and assess their peers portfolios. Each order also helps us earn books for our class library and learning centers. Learn how ice cream is made with scholastic news scholastic. Published september 27th 1999 by hmh books for young readers first. This was a good book that led to a discussion about the role of heroes and. Perfect for book reports with fullpage illustrations throughout, these nonfiction chapter books also include historical photos, maps. The perilous lure of the underground railroad the new yorker. About this guide the questions, discussion topics, and suggestions for further reading that follow are designed to enhance your groups discussion of the underground railroad, a triumph of a novel by colson whitehead. For other resources and activities on the underground railroad, see all. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Presenting an honest and rich history of the underground railroad, this book features maps, photos, diary excerpts, and documents from the early years of the united states. Abolitionists and the underground railroad in essex county. If you traveled on the underground railroad by ellen levine. His books have been published by houghton mifflin, scholastic, walker. We see that freedom is a perspective that changes with the person and the time. But whitehead, whose eclectic body of work encompasses novels zone one, 2011, etc. Slideshows of important themes in american history with images and audio. The underground railroad was a fascinating idea and i wished it had been more central to the story. Meet willie oree by elizabeth macleod, illustrated by mike deas a second is a hiccup by hazel hutchins, illustrated by kady macdonald denton the secret shortcut by. Cora and caesars first stop is south carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. This book tells you what it was like to be a slave trying to escape to freedom on the underground railroad. Those lines are indicated on the map on the front cover of this guide, although they.
Seibert identifies several different lines of the underground railroad through essex county. Scholastics underground railroad activity homepage. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad for cora. You can choose from handpicked, grade and readinglevelspecific books for. Background builder on the underground railroad grade 2. Critical reading, writing historical fiction, decodingword identification. Follow a runaway slave to freedom along the underground railroad in 1860. Those lines are indicated on the map on the front cover of this guide, although they were probably not the only routes taken by runaways in the early nineteenth century. The underground railroad by raymond bial goodreads. Virtual field trips for a complete collection see virtual field trips station. Includes posting on a bulletin board, writing a secret letter, a harriet tubman web hunt, and a mapping activity. Find a compilation of all the interactive activities within the student activity the underground railroad. Scholastic book clubs childrens books for parents and.
The underground railroad is an example of a neoslave narrative, a term coined by ishmael reed that refers to a work of literature written in the contemporary era that is set during the slavery era and tells the story from the perspective of enslaved characters. The questions, discussion topics, and suggestions for further reading that follow are designed to enhance your groups discussion of the underground railroad, a triumph of a novel by colson whitehead. Discuss the underground railroad by colson whitehead in an online book club. Students will learn about the history of the underground railroad, a covert network of former slaves, free black men and women, northern abolitionists, and church leaders who helped fugitive slaves escape to freedom. Colson whiteheads the underground railroad has been a runaway success. It won the 2017 pulitzer prize for fiction, the 2016 national book award for fiction, the arthur c. The underground railroad teaching guide scholastic. Save hours of prep time with our online treasure trove of readytogo lessons, printables, and activities for every grade, subject, and skill level. Gateway to freedom, a book about the underground railroad by eric foner, began with the notebook of an abolitionist editor, sydney howard gay. This gives the book a bit of dystopian feel, although this is an antebellum tale, with time appropriate technology. Since 2000, our awardwinning young journalists have reported news for kids. Cora is brought to north carolina by a teenage engineer on the underground railroad. Escape from slavery online activity presents an accurate and personal view of the brutal practice of slavery, a concept that may be difficult for young students.
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